Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may be serious implications on the natural environment, the urban environment, on human culture.

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before.

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.

An infinitely unpleasant fraction of a second is a small price to pay for the opportunity to stride across eternity.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.

Labels are for cans, not people.

As soon as white folks say a play's good, the theater is jammed with blacks and whites.

There is a beauty that arises from withholding judgment and evading comparison, a grace in not demanding consensus.

Um i'm happy to sit close to you and everything, but i had no idea you would like it so much,' Paris muttered.

In the end, color combinations come down to our personal preferences, which we must discover through observation and experiment.

To an imagination of any scope the most far reaching form of power is not money, it is the command of ideas

Why wouldn't we consider doing to Islamic extremists what Glenn Greenwald does routinely to Republicans?

Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life